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Interspecific and ontogenetic variation in great ape pedal phalangeal curvature [abstract]
(2010)
Considerable attention has been devoted to understanding phalangeal curvature in primates, particularly with regard to hominid locomotor evolution. It is received wisdom that phalangeal curvature is an adaptation for ...
Ecomorphological implications of primate dietary variability: an experimental model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The evolution and function of the mammalian skull and feeding apparatus is intimately related to the mechanical demands imposed by food items. The diets of wild species are often seasonal and thus individuals may experience ...
Metabolic rhythms in haplorhine and strepsirrhine primates [abstract]
(2010)
Microstructural evidence from teeth and bone has recently been used to support the hypothesis that growth, metabolism, and reproduction - i.e., life history - are centrally regulated by a neuroendocrine rhythm known as the ...
Development and function of the mandibular symphysis in mammals [abstract]
(2010)
The mandibular symphysis is the midsagittal articulation between left and right dentaries that is the third jaw joint of the mammalian feeding complex. There is remarkable evolutionary diversity in symphyseal anatomy that ...
Grasping pressures and phalangeal curvature in primates : an experimental in vivo approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Phalangeal curvature is often used to infer arboreal locomotion in fossil primate species. This is based off an hypothesis of plasticity linked to a loading model that suggests that, when flexed during grasping, a curved ...